Calls for mandatory health information on alcohol labels

The recommendations are based on a survey of almost 1,800 UK adults, which it conducted with the Portman Group, the alcohol industry standards body. The society found calorie content labels could be effective and cause 10 ... cancer. Prof Cramer said that ... read more

Alcoholic drinks ‘should carry cigarette-style health warnings’

A study by Cancer Research UK in 2016 found only one-in-10 Britons was aware of a link between booze and the deadly disease. “People don’t know ... but alcohol products are currently exempt. “Alcohol consumption is the single biggest cause of liver ... read more

Flip flops are more dangerous to drive in than heels and one in 10 of us has had a near miss while wearing them

For flip-flops are apparently responsible for up to 1.4million near misses or accidents on the roads every year, with one in nine motorists getting one ... And the force applied to the brake was 10.05 sq m per second in slip-ons, compared with a figure ... read more

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Majority of women do not know early signs of breast cancer, finds global survey by Avon

Less than half (42%) are confident that they know what ... that could be a cause for concern. A quarter (25%) think that a lump is the only sign of breast cancer that can be identified without medical equipment. When asked to identify 10 common symptoms ... read more

1 in 10 Americans Struggle With Lifelong Drug Problems

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Nearly one in 10 Americans has some type of lifelong drug use disorder, a new federal government survey finds. But only a quarter of them ... at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's ... read more

Survey finds one in 10 smokers does not link smoking with illness, 50 years after landmark report

On the 50th anniversary of a landmark report linking smoking to cancer, a new report shows one in 10 smokers do not believe smoking causes illness ... linking cigarettes to cancer Saturday marks 50 years since the US Surgeon General Luther Terry released ... read more

The lifestyle factors that cause cancer – and why many people are still confused by the risks

Not only were some people not aware of the established risks, others held beliefs about the cancer causes not supported by science. Almost half the respondents thought stress was a factor and a quarter blamed mobile phones. One in five believed that using ... read more

Calls for mandatory health information on alcohol labels

The recommendations are based on a survey of almost 1,800 UK adults, which it conducted with the Portman Group, the alcohol industry standards body. The society found calorie content labels could be effective and cause 10 ... cancer. Prof Cramer said that ... read more

'There ARE too many immigrants in the UK', say seven in 10 Britons

Nearly three quarters of Britons think there are too many immigrants in the country ... people are personally familiar with, we know these perceptions are broken down and a different picture emerges.' A survey by the department for Communities and Local ... read more

Alcohol increases cancer risk, but don't trust the booze industry to give you the facts straight

A recent survey showed that, of the one in two people who had heard of DrinkWise, only ... causes of cancer" and "I am not a heavy drinker over a long period of time so I am OK." Conveniently, "heavy drinker" is not clearly defined. Too few people know ... read more